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(ROUGH OF KEIGHLEY. 



Eleetrieity ill Department. 




CONDITIONS 

AS TO THE 

HIRE OF ELECTRIC MOTORS 



TOGETHER WITH 



SCALE OF CHARGES 

And Advantages to be -Gained from the Use 
of Electric Motive Power. 



Offices and Showrooms : 
Coney Lane, Keighlev. 

J. M. SMYTH, 

Hours: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. , t-, , . . ,- 

,, , r LSorougn Llectncal Lng-ineer. 

Saturdays. a.m. to 1 p.m 



F. Dunderdale. Printer, Keighley. 



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BOROUGH OF KEIGHLEY. 




Eleetpieity HI Department. 



CONDITIONS 

AS TO THE 

HIRE OF ELECTRIC MOTORS 

TOGETHER WITH 

SCALE OF CHARGES 

And Advantages to be drained from the Use 
of Electric Motive Power. 



Offices and Showrooms : 
Coney Lane, Kf.ighlev. 

J. M. SMYTH, 

Holrs : 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. D , r , . . , c 

„ . r rJorough blectncal Lng-ineer. 

Saturdays. \J a.m. to 1 p. in 






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REGU LAT/ONS 



AS TO THE 



HIRE OF ELECTRIC MOTORS. 



ELECTRIC MOTORS of \ Brake Horse Power 
and upwards may be obtained on hire from the 
Corporation. 

The rental per annum will be as follows : — 



HORSE POWER. 


1 


IENTAL. 


iB.H 


.p 


... 1 


10 


1 




.... 2 





2 




.... 2 


10 


3 




.... 3 





5 




.... 4 


10 


H , 


, 


.... 6 





10 




.... 8 






The Motors will be supplied under the following 
conditions : — 

1. The rent is due in advance on the 1st of 
January and the 1st of Jul}*, each year, the first 
payment being* due at the time of signing the 
agreement and before the Motor is connected to 
the Corporation Mains. 

2. The Hirer must provide suitable foundations 
(timber being usually sufficient) upon which the 
Motor and Foundation Rails will be securely fixed 
by the Corporation. 

3. The necessary wires to the Motor from the 
Corporation fuse boxes inside the building, must 
be provided by the hirer, but the Corporation will 
carry out the work if required, at the cost of the 
hirer. 

4. The instructions on the card issued w T ith the 
Motor as to starting and stopping, must be 
carefully attended to, and the Corporation will not 
carry out any repairs to the Motor free of charge, 
which may become necessary through negligence 
on the part of the hirer, but such repairs must be 
paid for by him. 

5. Particulars of speed of Motor, size of 
driving pulley &c, must be obtained first of all at 
the Offices of the Electricity Works, Coney Lane, 
and the Electrical Engineer will advise as to the 
best method of fixing and coupling to the 
Machinery. 

6. Motors up to 5 h.p. can be usually obtained 
within 14 days from date of order, but above that 
size, longer notice is required. Applications will 
in all cases be dealt with in the order in which they 
are received. 



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CHARGES FOR ELECTRIC POWER. 

The amount ot Electricity used by the Motors 
will be charged for as follows ; and will be 
supplied and fixed by the Corporation, and a rental 
of 10 - per annum will be charged. 

1. For the first 5,000 units consumed in any 
half-year ending- June 30th or December 31st at 
the rate of 2^d. per unit 

2. For all units consumed between 5,000 and 
10,000 in any half-year as above, at the rate of 
2Jd. per unit. 

3. For all units consumed between 10,000 and 
25,000 in any half-year as above, at the rate of 2d. 
per unit. 

±. For all units consumed above 25,000, at 
a rate which will be agreed upon between the 
Corporation and the consumer. 



It may be here stated that considerable economy 
can be effected in the use of Electric Motive Power 
by only running" the Motor just when it is required, 
instead of keeping- it going for running shafting, 
belts, &c, as is the case with other forms of 
driving. The ease with which an Electric Motor 
can be started and stopped at a moments notice, 
in most cases compensates for the extra cost of 
Electric driving over Gas and Steam. 



Some of the advantages of driving by Electric 
Motors are as follows : — 



1. Very small space occupied ; about 3ft. 
square for any size up to 10 h.p. 

2. Absence of noise, vibration or smell while 
working. 



3. Cost of repairs very small. 



4. Can be started and stopped at a moments 
notice by operating a switch. 



5. Can be easily adapted for driving any kind 
of machinery whatever, and is specially suitable 
for Printing Machinery, Sewing Machines, Turning 
Lathes, Drilling Machines and Wood-working 
Machinery. 



6. Can be placed close to the Machine which it 
drives and in many cases a great saving of power is 
effected by driving through toothed gearing instead 
of by belt. 

7. An exact measurement of the power can be 
taken at any time while the Motor is running, by 
connecting an Ammeter in the main circuit ; this 
will also show all the variations of power while the 
Motor is at work under its ordinary conditions. 



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Electric Motors are being* largely used for the 
following purposes : — 

Aerated Water Manufacture, 

Brass Finishing, 

Bookbinding, 

Brush Making, 

Boot Making, 

Carpet Beating, 

Coffee Grinding, 

Crane and Hoist Working, 

Cycle Making and Repairing, 

Dentist's Machinery, 

Fans for Ventilating, 

Forced Draught Fans, 

Grain Elevators, 

Hay Chopping Machinery, 

Hair Brushing, 

Laundry Machinery, 

Lifts, 

Lithographic Printing, 

Organ Blowing, 

Paper Making, 

Pumping Machinery, 

Printing, 

Sausage Making, 

Sewing Machines. 

Turning Lathes, 

Tobacco Cutting, 

Woolcombing Machinery. 



Directions to be observed to secure the Safe and 
Satisfactory Working of Electric Motor. 

1. The Motor must never be started with the 
load oiii 

2. It must always be started and stopped by 
the starting' switch, which must be moved slowly 
over the contacts while the Motor is attaining- full 
speed ; this should take about SO seconds. 

3. The Motor must not be loaded till full speed 
is attained. 

4. When starting, see that the oiling arrange- 
ments are satisfactory. The oil reservoir must be 
kept full of oil. 

5. If from any cause the bearings should heat 
or require a fresh supply of oil, notice should be 
given at the Offices of the Electricity Department, 
Coney Lane, when the Inspector will be sent to 
the premises 

6. The Brushes (i.e., the carbon contacts on 
the commutator) must not be lifted under any 
circumstances. If sparking occurs w r hen the load 
is on the Motor, the Corporation Inspector should 
be sent for. 

7. The Motor must not on anv account be over- 
loaded. The rated horse power is the maximum 
power at which the Motor must be used. 

8. The Motor should be stopped when not 
driving any machinery ; a considerable saving will 
result at the end of 12 months if this rule is 
observed. 



9. The Hirer is expected to keep the exterior 
of his Motor free from dust and dirt. It should 
be wiped down at least twice a week, and if in a 
very dirty position, daily. 

10. An Inspector employed by the Corporation 
will examine the Motor periodically, and it is 
requested that he be allowed to start and stop the 
Motor, and make any examination he thinks 
necessary. 

J. M. SMYTH, 

Borough Electrical Engineer. 

Corporation Electricity Works, 
July, 1 90 1. 



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